The song is to blame: in Massachusetts three times in 4 months a special traffic sign was stolen

In Wellsley, Mass., They stole a sign three times pointing to Old Town Road. The city authorities decided to wait until the popularity of the track of the same name Lil Nas X decreases, and then return the pointer to the place. Writes about this TJournal.

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Wellsley, a spokeswoman for the Public Works Office, said the road sign is located on a small residential street. But instead of stealing the sign itself with the inscription “Old Town Road”, hooligans steal it all the time along with a pillar on which another sign hangs.

Replacing two signs and a pillar cost the city 300 dollars. Authorities have already spent 1000 dollars, not taking into account the cost of installing signs.

“We hope that the publicity of the problem will help people realize that this prank is expensive for the city. The lack of a sign can interfere with the first response services, which need to quickly find the street if an accident occurs. We hope that fans of the song will leave our mark alone, ”said Stephanie Hawkinson, a spokeswoman for the city’s Public Works Office.

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After the sign was replaced three times, the city authorities decided to surrender. “The road department will wait until the song’s popularity drops. We hope that after this the theft of signs will stop, ”said Hawkinson.

"Old Town Road" for 18 weeks has held first place on the Billboard Hot 100 - on June 30 the track broke the record for the duration of being in first place on the chart. Lil Nas X is constantly releasing remixes of the song to maintain interest in her.

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